When Mallorca's team came to the small town of Villarreal, they all knew what the next week meant.

The away game against Villarreal is the last link for a strong team in the past period. Their opponents in the league are not very strong until the end of March. Then they will meet Valencia, and then Real Madrid. It can be said that the strong team Mallorca of this stage has been met. In addition, there is a home game supplement against Athletic Bilbao this week. If these two games can be won, Mallorca will be able to narrow the gap with Real Madrid to at least three points!

This will be a very safe distance. Even if Real Madrid's leading advantage has not shrunk, the psychological impact is huge - after all, Real Madrid won the league championship last time but it was the 2000-01 season. It has been seven seasons since now. There are only a few players left in the team with the experience of winning the championship. Only Casillas can play the main force, and Raul cannot guarantee the main force. They lack the experience of being stalemate in the process of winning the championship!

Mallorca will not panic even if he falls six points behind, while Real Madrid may panic when leading three points. This is the difference between the two teams.

Another bit of confidence comes from the difference between the head coaches of both sides. Although Schuster did a very good job in Real Madrid now, after all, he only had the experience of coaching in mid-range teams. He still lacked some things in coaching a giant like Real Madrid, especially lacked experience in winning the championship. From this perspective, this Real Madrid is brand new and immature from top to bottom, and cannot be compared with Mallorca's experience!

This is Jose's biggest reliance and the reason why people are worried about whether Real Madrid can stabilize it. In fact, this kind of thing is obvious. For Real Madrid now, being a leader is not a very advantageous thing. As a chaser, they will appear more calm. But won't they grab points? What's more, catching up with Mallorca is not an easy task. Except for Jose's first full season coaching, he was turned over by Valencia while leading the team because of lack of experience, in all other seasons, as long as Mallorca occupies the first place in the second half of the stage, they have never been pulled down by others. The league championship that Barcelona grabbed from them is because Barcelona has always led the lead and has not given Mallorca too many opportunities to narrow the gap.

So now Real Madrid is in a dilemma, so take the lead. The pressure brought by Mallorca behind is too great. Chase, but you are afraid that you can't catch up...

The only thing they hope now is that the Champions League will start soon. Winning the league championship is certainly not as attractive as winning the three consecutive championships of the Champions League. One La Liga champion will be produced every year, but winning three consecutive championships in the Champions League may not be able to produce one in ten years. The Champions League has a history of more than 50 years. There are only three clubs that can win three consecutive championships and more consecutive championships, namely Real Madrid Ajax Bayern. This honor is much greater than a La Liga champion.

After the Champions League begins, Mallorca's focus will definitely shift to the Champions League, which is something everyone knows - Schuster even thought that if Mallorca is not even able to distance himself or even narrow the distance in the league, then Real Madrid can even give up the Champions League game and win a championship in the league with all their might - after all, Real Madrid does not have the ability to compete with Mallorca on both sides of the line, and if they compete in the league, they are still very sure!

Of course, Schuster quickly gave up this idea. He knew what Real Madrid's requirements were. With the pride of Real Madrid fans and the attitude of the management, Real Madrid had to attack on three fronts at the same time. If he intentionally gave up the Champions League, even if he won the league championship in the end, he would be fired after winning the championship like Capello before!

So Schuster controlled this idea. Although he knew that doing so might be more beneficial to Real Madrid's overall season, he still dared not do so. Real Madrid also valued the Champions League. Whether it is five consecutive championships or a record nine championships, it is the biggest factor for Real Madrid to become the best club in the 20th century. No matter what Real Madrid gave up, it would be impossible for them to give up the Champions League!

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Jose naturally doesn't know whether Shuster has already thought about whether he wants to give up the Champions League and concentrate on playing the league. Even if he knows, he doesn't care, because he has been prepared for a long time. Although he doesn't remember how Real Madrid's performance in the Champions League this season, he knows that Real Madrid has immediately started his journey of Champions League 16 since entering the Champions League quarter-finals in 20304. It was not until Mourinho took office that he broke this vicious circle. Whether it was Camacho, Raymond, Lucenberg, Carlo, Capello, Schuster, Juan Ramos or

Chilean engineer Pellegrino cannot let the nine-time Champions League winner Real Madrid enter the second stage of the knockout stage - those six years were the most shameful six in Real Madrid's history. They have never been to the quarterfinals of the Champions League for so long. Even in the darkest period in Real Madrid's history, they have not been able to participate in the Champions League for five consecutive years. They also entered the Champions League finals and the Champions League semi-finals in the 80-81 and 86-87 seasons respectively. They failed to enter the Champions League quarter-finals in six years, which is the first time in Real Madrid's history!

So no matter what, Real Madrid cannot enter the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season, so if Mallorca wants to win the triple crown, he has to compete with Real Madrid in distracted situations. Jose has already made his own preparations for this situation.

Before the start of the Champions League, defeating all the opponents blocking in front of him, even if they cannot tie Real Madrid, they must keep frightened and always worry about being caught up. This will offset the disadvantages brought by Mallorca's more intensive schedule to a certain extent. They must defeat the yellow submarine away, and then win consecutive victories when facing those weak teams next time. He firmly believes that Real Madrid will not continue to win, and Mallorca will not continue to win, but they will win more than Real Madrid!

Villarreal has performed well this season. They are now ranked fourth, only six points behind Barcelona and one point ahead of Atletico Madrid. Although they are still unlikely to compete for the league championship this season, they are fully capable of qualifying for the Champions League next season.

This season, Villarreal's personnel changed a lot, selling Fran, full-back Jose, Enrique, Ecuadorian winger Valencia, forward Jose, Mali, the only one of their miracles left in front tridents, and the Argentine geeks began to get sick. His performance this season was not outstanding and gradually became a substitute.

However, the offensive line composed of Nihart, Giuseppe Rossi, Pire, Kani, Cazorla, Matthias Fernandez and others, and the defense line composed of Capdvilla, Angel, Nishioka and others allowed them to continue to maintain their strong overall strength. Without Riquelme, Gani is more able to integrate into the whole. Veteran Pire and young player Cazorla also have outstanding performance. They no longer rely on the performance of a star but on the overall level. Pellegrino proved that Riquelme had a conflict with him was definitely not his fault, because he ranked fourth in the league with a Villarreal without Riquelme, and his performance against strong teams is not bad at all. They have defeated Valencia, Barcelona, ​​and Atletico Madrid. In the offensive battle, they only lost to Real Madrid and Mallorca. Villarreal, who has the courage to attack, is not afraid of anyone!

The Love Song Stadium was in full swing in the 27th minute. Nihart's breakthrough was tripped by Pepe in the penalty area. The referee decisively awarded a penalty. Giuseppe Rossi scored his tenth league goal this season. The 20-year-old Italian striker played such an outstanding performance for the first time to join Villarreal, which is enough to make people feel that he has a bright future!

Twenty-year-old Rossi, twenty-one-year-old Fernandez, Villarreal is not short of fresh blood.

However, Mallorca is even more lacking. In addition to young talented players, they also have excellent superstars, which is what Villarreal lacks the most.

Ten minutes later, Mallorca equalized the score. The goal was Henry, who was very hot recently. He can be said to be the most motivated one in the team. He is now Mallorca's number one scorer in the Champions League, with two more goals than Kaka. In addition to this goal in the league, he has scored ten goals in the league, and is only two goals away from the top scorer Torres.

This goal was a goal full of Henry's personal style. He received Kaka's pass at the front of the penalty area, and then suddenly started to shake a defender and broke into the penalty area. When former Arsenal teammate Nishioka came to make up for the position, he twisted his body and kicked a ball with his right foot. The ball bypassed the opponent's goalkeeper's hand and flew into the far corner of the goal, tied one-to-one.

In the following game, both sides were constantly entangled on the court. However, shortly after the second half, Klose scored his ninth league goal of the season. This goal came from Iniesta's beautiful pass. Klose only needed to meet the ball at the back point...

After being overtaken by Mallorca, Mallorca continued to gradually form an advantage in the midfield. Although Villarreal's offense was fierce, it was difficult to pass through their defense line. Mallorca's offense could push back their overall formation every time. Rossi, who was thin and was constantly disturbed by Pepe, had few opportunities to get the ball next. It was difficult for Nihart to create any opportunity to face Mathias, who was as stable as Mount Tai.

After 20 minutes of entanglement in the second half, Jose replaced Iniesta with Balotelli to strengthen his offensive ability in the frontcourt. This was the first time Balotelli made a appearance in the league. Facing Rossi, who was about to become his compatriot, Balotelli also showed no difference in the squad, and even better. He was quite active on the court and kept using his skills to impact Villarreal's defenders who had begun to decline in physical fitness.

In the 80th minute, Balotte used a beautiful bicycle to sway Capdevila and then dribbled the ball and rushed to the penalty area. While Villarreal's defenders were surrounding and blocking, he calmly passed the ball directly near the penalty spot. Kaka inserted in the back row volleyed directly against the falling ball, helping Mallorca score the third goal that laid the victory!

Three to one, Mallorca beat Villarreal away. Now the gap between them and Real Madrid has temporarily narrowed to three points. Next, they can quietly wait for the result of Real Madrid away against Almeria...
Chapter completed!